Felix De St-Hilaire, 10, from Quebec was born blind but he sings and plays blues guitar, making music in the style of B.B. King, Charley Patton and Robert Johnson - and he does it all by ear, according to local media.
Prize-winning classical guitarist Ramoncito Carpio says it would be an honor sharing the stage with the eminent Paraguay-born Berta Rojas who will make her Philippine debut at the Meralco Theater on Thursday, May 15 at 8 p.m.
Saguijo is a rock club that was born, in the words of owner Chris Carlos, “in the spirit of the late, great Club Dredd.” What he meant was that saGuijo—named after its location on Guijo Street in Makati—is a venue of unknown but talented bands that play their own music, or at least do covers that have yet to be heard on TV variety shows.
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The world's oldest licensed whiskey distillery collaborated with an acoustic guitar manufacturer to create a limited-edition series of guitars.
One single letter, a “d” occurring in the first of two instances, instead of an “n,” saves Boy Espedido from an association with notoriety.
It was a unique press conference, at least for this veteran attendant of so many press conferences since 19-forgotten.
The unbearable heat and humidity outside Meralco Theater didn’t dampen the spirit of Manila’s music lovers who gave Paraguay guitar icon Berta Rojas a standing ovation after the last section of Agustin Pio Barrios Mangore’s “La Catedral,” which left no doubt about the immense stature of the visiting artist.
The event aims to revive the nostalgia of the guitar with the music it creates and recognize the passion of those who harmonize good music from it.
Fender surveyed guitar players in the U.S. and U.K. and found that half of new guitar buyers were women.